The Championship game was an all Alabama Final with CBA Cyclones facing Playmaker Baseball. The Cyclones captured the #1 Seed by defeating the Gulf Coast Storm 14-6 and the Pace Mudcats 13-1. The Playmakers captured the #3 Seed by defeating the South Alabama Outlaws 12-1 and suffering a 8-4 loss to the Orange Crush (MS).The quarter final match-up for the Playmakers was against the #6 Seed Pace Mudcats. The Playmakers scored early and often for a 16-1 win.




The semi final match-up for the Playmakers was against #2 Seed East Cobb Pride. This was a great pitchers dual as the Playmakers were victorious behind the complete game 3-0 shutout by Chase Robinson. The Cyclones faced #5 Seed South Alabama Outlaws in their semi final game. The Cyclones fell behind 5-0 after only ½ inning. Whitt Davis led the comeback with a 2 rbi single in the bottom of the first scoring Carson Griffis and Saige Benson. In the 3^rd inning, Davis closed the gap to 5-4 with a 2 run homer to center field. The Outlaws scored 2 in the top of 5^th to increase the lead to 7-4. The Cyclones responded in the bottom half scoring 5 runs to win 9-4. Ethan Thomas, Will Green and Seth Richardson all had rbi for the Cyclones.

Whitt Davis was the starter for the Cyclones, while Cole Whitman went for the Playmakers. Justin Booker singled to center with 1 out but was left stranded at 3^rd in the top of the first. With 1 out in the bottom half, Davis helped his cause with a 2-run homer to take a 2-0 lead. The lead was extended to 4-0 on a double by Will Green scoring Ethan Thomas and Luke Hartman.

Baxton Ragland led off the top of the 2^nd with a walk and later scored on Tanner Gilliland’s single down the first base line to cut the score to 4-1. The Cyclones bats were hot in the bottom of the 2^nd scoring 5 runs on doubles by Green & Thomas and singles by Wheeler Eastman & Richardson. Zach Thomas came in to relieve the starter Whitman.

Saige Benson started the scoring in bottom of the 3^rd with a solo homerun. Davis singled and later scored on a single by Robbie Lively. Hartman then double in Lively to increase the lead to 12-1. Ethan Thomas entered the game in relief of Davis. The Playmakers did not give up as Payton Young led off the 4^th with a solo shot to center field. Bailey Blanchard singled to right center driving in Zack Thomas and Ragland. Blanchard later scored on a Whitman blooper to make the score 12-5.

The Cyclones loaded the bases in the bottom half but Blanchard was able to pitch out of the jam. The top of the 5^th saw the Playmakers draw closer at 12-7 as Z. Thomas drove in Chase Robinson and Young. Davis increased the Cyclones lead to 13-7 as he hit his 4^th homerun of the tournament. Garrett Bryant reached on an error in the top of the 6^th with one out and the Playmakers chased in scoring 3 runs to make it a 13-10 game. The Cyclones answered in the with 4 more of their own. Gates Ely, Carson Griffis and Jacob Coker had back to back to back singles. They were driven in by Benson’s double, Davis’ sacrifice fly and Hartman’s triple to give the Cyclones a 17-10 cushion.

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